Encountering AmericaHumanistic Psychology, Sixties Culture, and the Shaping of the Modern Selfhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/
en-US30Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:30:17 -0600Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:03:36 -0600Reading Your Partner Better Can Change the Way You Fighthttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201502/reading-your-partner-better-can-change-the-way-you-fight
Interpreting anger and withdrawal as protests against disconnection can improve how your relate to your partner.AngerAttachmentCognitionDivorceEmpathyEnvironmentMarriagePersonalityRelationshipsTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201502/reading-your-partner-better-can-change-the-way-you-fight#comments1071042 at http://psychologytoday.comFri, 13 Feb 2015 09:30:17 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Being in The Midst of Lifehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201412/being-in-the-midst-life
The holidays highlight our difficulty in truly engaging with others.AddictionChild DevelopmentFreudian PsychologyMeditationMindfulnessParentingPersonalityPsychoanalysisRelationshipsTherapyUnconscioushttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201412/being-in-the-midst-life#comments167174 at http://psychologytoday.comTue, 23 Dec 2014 10:57:26 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Biggest Problem With Parenting Advicehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201412/the-biggest-problem-parenting-advice
Parenting advice tends to encourage parents to take too much or too little control. How can parents find their balance amidst these contradictory messages?AttachmentChild DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentParentingResilienceSelf-Helphttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201412/the-biggest-problem-parenting-advice#comments165937 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 03 Dec 2014 10:02:29 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Why People Cuthttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201411/why-people-cut
Cutting may be more of an attempt at self-soothing than self-harming.AdolescenceAngerAnxietyDepressionEmpathyResilienceSelf-HarmSuicidehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201411/why-people-cut#comments163687 at http://psychologytoday.comTue, 04 Nov 2014 12:15:40 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Problem with Time-Outshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201409/the-problem-time-outs-0
New research shows that time-outs may actually dysregulate children and negatively impact their brains. Is it time to abandon this practice?AngerAttachmentChild DevelopmentCognitionEmbarrassmentMemoryMotivationNeuroscienceParentingPsychiatryPunishmentSelf-ControlTraumahttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201409/the-problem-time-outs-0#comments160593 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 29 Sep 2014 09:37:49 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Staying Engaged When You're Maxed Outhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201409/staying-engaged-when-youre-maxed-out
When you're depressed or overwhelmed, it's best to avoid the pull toward inactivity.DeceptionDepressionDreamingEnvironmentFreudian PsychologyHealthPoliticsProcrastinationProductivityResilienceSelf-HelpSexSleepSmokingSpiritualityStresshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201409/staying-engaged-when-youre-maxed-out#comments159945 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 17 Sep 2014 12:03:04 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Addicted to Lovehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201408/addicted-love
Brain research suggests that early love can function like a destructive addiction, but it's benefit must be balanced against its threat.AddictionAlcoholBody ImageCognitionHealthMarriageMemoryMotivationNeuroscienceOxytocinPsychopharmacologyRelationshipsSocial LifeSocial NetworkingStressTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201408/addicted-love#comments156508 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 06 Aug 2014 10:06:29 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.What’s Wrong With Being Coolhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201407/what-s-wrong-being-cool
Self-doubt, adolescent angst, and even social awkwardness may pay off In adulthood.AdolescenceAlcoholBeautyChild DevelopmentConsumer BehaviorEnvironmentFriendsHappinessHealthPsychopharmacologyRelationshipsResilienceSelf-EsteemSocial Lifehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201407/what-s-wrong-being-cool#comments155486 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 21 Jul 2014 10:45:42 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Why the Way You Fight Can Threaten Your Relationshiphttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201406/why-the-way-you-fight-can-threaten-your-relationship
Research suggests that it may be better to fight than to give your partner the silent treatment.BullyingConscientiousnessDivorceMarriageMotivationNeuroscienceNeuroticismRelationshipsResilienceSelf-HelpTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201406/why-the-way-you-fight-can-threaten-your-relationship#comments154131 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 30 Jun 2014 11:10:06 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Aging Gracefullyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201406/aging-gracefully
What can high school reunions and research teach us about aging well?AgingChild DevelopmentDivorceEducationHappinessHealthMarriageMid-Life CrisisParentingPersonalityResiliencehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201406/aging-gracefully#comments153425 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 23 Jun 2014 10:14:14 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.What's the Value of Smoking?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201404/whats-the-value-smoking
Does smoking help us cope with stress?AddictionAlcoholAnxietyDepressionHealthMeditationNeurosciencePsychiatrySelf-HelpSmokingStresshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201404/whats-the-value-smoking#comments147132 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 02 Apr 2014 10:54:19 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Is Facebook Distorting Your View of the World?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201403/is-facebook-distorting-your-view-the-world
Many of us are compulsive about checking Facebook but feel bored or irritated when we do.AddictionAnxietyCognitionDeceptionDepressionFriendsHappinessProcrastinationSmokingSocial LifeSocial NetworkingStresshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201403/is-facebook-distorting-your-view-the-world#comments145736 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 10 Mar 2014 15:00:09 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.What's Good About Feeling Bad?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201403/whats-good-about-feeling-bad
Pushing past grief is not the same thing as moving through it.AngerAttentionDepressionEnvironmentGriefHappinessLaughterRelationshipsResilienceSelf-HelpSleepSocial LifeTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201403/whats-good-about-feeling-bad#comments145167 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 03 Mar 2014 13:00:38 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Should We Live Together?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201402/should-we-live-together
Does living together before marriage increase your likelihood of divorce?DivorceHappinessHealthMarriageRelationshipsStresshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201402/should-we-live-together#comments144715 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 24 Feb 2014 14:20:50 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Surviving the Holidays Without Crackinghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201312/surviving-the-holidays-without-cracking
Why is it, at the time of year when we want to feel the most happy with our children, we often feel the most frustrated?Child DevelopmentParentingResilienceSelf-HelpSocial Networkinghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201312/surviving-the-holidays-without-cracking#comments140186 at http://psychologytoday.comThu, 19 Dec 2013 12:59:54 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Is It Normal to Have Trouble Paying Attention?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201312/is-it-normal-have-trouble-paying-attention
Are you having trouble concentrating? You probably don't have ADHD.AddictionADHDAttentionChild DevelopmentCognitionHealthMediaNeuroscienceParentingPsychiatryPsychopharmacologySleepStressTraumahttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201312/is-it-normal-have-trouble-paying-attention#comments140014 at http://psychologytoday.comTue, 17 Dec 2013 13:09:11 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Why Is Marriage So Hard?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201311/why-is-marriage-so-hard
In a good marriage, tension must be sustained all the time.AnxietyHappinessMarriageRelationshipshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201311/why-is-marriage-so-hard#comments136780 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 06 Nov 2013 09:46:41 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.How Do Our Smartphones Threaten Our Happiness?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201309/how-do-our-smartphones-threaten-our-happiness
On solitude and sadness and other good things the internet is taking away.AnxietyAttentionEducationHappinessMediaParentingSocial Lifehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201309/how-do-our-smartphones-threaten-our-happiness#comments133871 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 23 Sep 2013 10:54:25 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Giving Our Mental Energy to the Good Stuffhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201309/giving-our-mental-energy-the-good-stuff
Why do we focus on the negative more than the positive and how can we stop?AnxietyEmpathyHappinessPessimismPhilosophyReligionResilienceSelf-HelpSleepTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201309/giving-our-mental-energy-the-good-stuff#comments133091 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 11 Sep 2013 11:49:27 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.What Could Be Good About Fearing Death?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201307/what-could-be-good-about-fearing-death
Most of us try not to spend too much time thinking about our own death. But even if we do, we may be able to make something out the anxiety and terror attached to it.AnxietyConsumer BehaviorDepressionEnvironmentEvolutionary PsychologyFearFreudian PsychologyHealthMotivationNeurosciencePersonalityPhilosophyPsychoanalysisReligionTherapyUnconscioushttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201307/what-could-be-good-about-fearing-death#comments129506 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 22 Jul 2013 11:40:49 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Personal and Cultural Truth of Diagnosishttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201306/the-personal-and-cultural-truth-diagnosis
How are people with Asperger's affected by the elimination of the category? What should we make of the subjectivity of diagnosis in general? In redefining diagnoses, we often ignore the broader meanings attached.AnxietyHealthIdentityParentingPsychiatryhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201306/the-personal-and-cultural-truth-diagnosis#comments126321 at http://psychologytoday.comTue, 04 Jun 2013 15:32:40 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Burden of Our Potentialhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201305/the-burden-our-potential
The uncertainty of death gives us a dizzying freedom of possibility. But the flip side of this potential is a whole lot of anxiety.AnxietyFearHappinessNeuroscienceParentingPhilosophyStresshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201305/the-burden-our-potential#comments125033 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 22 May 2013 09:47:02 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Dark Side of Healthy Attachmenthttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201304/the-dark-side-healthy-attachment
Even the happiest, most securely attached children can be intrusive, overwhelming, and suffocating.AttachmentChild DevelopmentDeceptionParentingTeamworkhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201304/the-dark-side-healthy-attachment#comments122275 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 10 Apr 2013 12:27:25 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Oz the Great and Archetypalhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201303/oz-the-great-and-archetypal
Like traditional fairy tales, and unlike "safe" stories, Oz the Great and Powerful enables kids to grapple with conflict and complexity.AnxietyChild DevelopmentCreativityEmpathyEthics and MoralityFantasiesParentingPersonalityUnconsciousWisdomhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201303/oz-the-great-and-archetypal#comments120436 at http://psychologytoday.comFri, 15 Mar 2013 09:42:40 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.It's Not Enough to Listenhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201303/its-not-enough-listen
Effective empathy requires a willingness to inhabit another's perspective.EmpathyPersonalityRelationshipsTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201303/its-not-enough-listen#comments119956 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 11 Mar 2013 09:57:37 -0500Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.The Myth of Resilient Childrenhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201302/the-myth-resilient-children
Simplistic notions of children as resilient ignore the ways that negative events and conditions can forever change us.CareerChild DevelopmentEnvironmentFamily DynamicsFearHappinessMotivationNeuroscienceParentingResilienceStressTeamworkTherapyTraumahttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201302/the-myth-resilient-children#comments118256 at http://psychologytoday.comFri, 15 Feb 2013 11:23:58 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Why Are the Sixties So Sexy?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201302/why-are-the-sixties-so-sexy
Since the moment the sixties ended, our fascination with the decade has been uniquely intense. Not until recently, though, have we been able to place into any greater context, practices like encounter groups and psychedelic use, which were at once seductive, thrilling and deeply threatening.GenderPhilosophyPoliticsRace and EthnicitySexSleepTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201302/why-are-the-sixties-so-sexy#comments117049 at http://psychologytoday.comFri, 01 Feb 2013 09:34:43 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Are Two Kids Better Than One?https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201301/are-two-kids-better-one
It might be easy to take credit (and blame) for your child's awesomeness (or lack thereof) when you only have one child. With more than one, though, causality gets muddier and strict behavioral explanations lose explanatory power.AttachmentBehaviorismEnvironmentExtroversionFreudian PsychologyGeneticsParentingRace and EthnicityReligionSleephttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201301/are-two-kids-better-one#comments115804 at http://psychologytoday.comWed, 16 Jan 2013 11:31:18 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.Sucking the Juice From Lifehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201301/sucking-the-juice-life
What can Abe Maslow’s own life teach us about self-actualization?EmpathyHappinessHumorLeadershipMotivationPersonalityPoliticsTherapyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201301/sucking-the-juice-life#comments115601 at http://psychologytoday.comMon, 14 Jan 2013 09:26:47 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.This is 40: Being Ourselves Even Though We're Marriedhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201212/is-40-being-ourselves-even-though-were-married
Is the structure of marriage and parenthood at odds with the project of being our best selves?MarriageMatingParentingRelationshipsSleephttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/encountering-america/201212/is-40-being-ourselves-even-though-were-married#comments114482 at http://psychologytoday.comSat, 29 Dec 2012 10:50:14 -0600Encountering AmericaJessica Grogan Ph.D.